Sustainability

https://vimeo.com/52762598] PhillyEarth, an organization founded to teach local children about becoming community sustainability leaders, provides after-school programs, an urban farm site and community outreach programs to Fairhill. Jon Hopkins, who runs the organization, welcomes a [continue reading…]

A group of friends at Temple University with a shared passion for gardening and helping improve the surrounding community planted an idea in 2009 that grew into the Temple Community Garden. These students, putting their [continue reading…]

When Elizabeth VanUmesseren recollected her views about a vacant lot on the corner of Master and Lawrence Streets many years ago, she said plans for cultivating the lot into a community garden didn’t look promising. [continue reading…]

Many automatically assume that fresh produce like spinach, lettuce, carrots and tomatoes originates from farms outside Philadelphia in places like Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County or the ‘Garden State’ of New Jersey. However, Urban Tree Connection has [continue reading…]

[vimeo 49601091] On 60th Street in West Philadelphia, the white building on the corner appears to be just another corner store, but a look inside reveals this isn’t any ordinary building — it’s a gemstone of the [continue reading…]

[vimeo 49704263] For 12 years, the Trolley Car Diner has served its customers under a name that pays homage to a specific and traditional mode of public transportation. Now, it’s one of the few locations in the city [continue reading…]

Since last September, the Somerset Neighbors for Better Living has tackled the topic of what to do with vacant lots during its monthly meetings. This civic association in Kensington is now ready to roll of [continue reading…]

“I like to see nice things and simple things. I don’t want to wade through trash and filth,” said Allison Weiss, organizer of the Wayne Avenue Merchant Association. Although the Wayne Avenue Merchant Association meets [continue reading…]